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To: Sully- who wrote (80565)	7/11/2010 8:13:25 AM
From: Sully-	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Liberal coalition trying to copy tea party sucess By: Mark Hemingway Commentary Staff Writer 07/10/10 12:40 PM EDT If you read between the lines at the Washington Post even they seem skeptical about the latest effort to take on the tea parties: <<< If imitation is the highest form of flattery, the "tea party" movement must be honored. In an effort to replicate the tea party's success, 170 liberal and civil rights groups are forming a coalition that they hope will match the movement's political energy and influence. They promise to "counter the tea party narrative" and help the progressive movement find its voice again after 18 months of floundering. The large-scale attempt at liberal unity, dubbed "One Nation," will try to revive themes that energized the progressive grassroots two years ago. In a repurposing of Barack Obama's old campaign slogan, organizers are demanding "all the change" they voted for -- a poke at the White House. But the liberal groups have long had a kind of sibling rivalry, jostling over competing agendas and seeking to influence some of the same lawmakers. In forming the coalition, the groups struggled to settle on a name. Even now, two of the major players disagree about who came up with the idea of holding a march this fall. >>> I take it this new effort means the whole "coffee party" effort liberals were so hot on a few months back is going nowhere. Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com

To: Sully- who wrote (80565)	7/11/2010 10:58:34 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Respond to of 90947

Have been reading about this .... "oil executive" would cover an awful lot of people in the Houston area. I recall the kids having a friend who lived in that neighborhood many years ago. Hope they figure out who did this and why. --------------------------------------- Woman injured when box explodes outside home By ANITA HASSAN HOUSTON CHRONICLE July 10, 2010, 1:50AM . Brett Coomer Chronicle An officer surveys the scene where a box exploded outside a home in the 2100 block of Seamist Court in northwest Houston on Friday. Share Del.icio.usDiggTwitterYahoo! BuzzFacebookStumbleUponEmail Close [X]A Houston woman was injured on Friday after a device that appeared to be a homemade bomb exploded when she opened a package in her back yard, authorities said. The woman, who authorities said was in her 60s, was taken to Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Between 6:30 and 7 p.m., she opened a shoebox-sized box that had been dropped off at her home in the 2100 block of Seamist Court in northwest Houston. Sgt. Tom Biggs, an HPD homicide investigator, said the package showed up at the home's doorstep several weeks ago. Although authorities are unsure about how the package arrived, Biggs said it was not brought by the Postal Service or any other delivery company. The woman was hesitant to open the package earlier because she didn't know who it was from, Biggs said, but she later opened it out of curiosity. Debris from the explosion littered the back yard and the home's roof. The explosive device contained shrapnel and small nails, Biggs said. Marianna Johnson, who lives down the street in the Lazybrook subdivision, was in the kitchen making dinner when she heard the explosion. "It sounded like a shotgun going off," she said. Minutes later, Johnson said, she saw fire trucks and police cars pull up to the home. The news of the explosion came as a surprise to her family. "We were just scared to death," she said. "We couldn’t believe it." The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating the case. chron.com